The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-06
PROHIBITED.
Polygamy is Made an
0ffenSe
BY THE CONVENTION.
THE Vital Report is Made at
Last.
WAITING ON THE COMMISSION
Convention Gets Through Ten out
IH che seven,een Articles and
Orders Them Printed
Ry THE CONVENTION.
The Vital Report is Made at
Last.
WAITING ON THE COMMISSION
. Convention Gets Through Ten out
81 the ssyen'een Article s ana
Orders Them Printed

The constitutional Convention met a
oo,clock on the morning of the Fourth
S9tfrtIe work was done, however, tn
eonragion of the enthusiasm ouisId
communicating itself to the members u
III a deg.e3 as to make them yer
tive Mr.. Booth and some Other
said thew had left theirown celebrations
% come up here and 60 to work, and he
d;dD,t think it wise to adjourn; M.
C.ine IT,. and others favored adjou
mo in honor of the day and motion
totbis effect was finally carried.
The convention met at 8 o'clock sharp
Yesterday morning; the excitement and
diversions OF the day previous had no
aF.ot m the attendance, and most of
tbs seats we're filed.
The first business was the final read
ING of the various articles Of the pro
nosed Consutution-all the committees
evcent three Ton Schedule. Minority
Ranresentstion and Boundaries. etc.
having reported and their reports hav-
inc baen discussed, read, amended and
rood second time. The convention
vent into committee of the whole, Mr..
smith presiding. A motion to print the
CONSTITUTION evoked some discussion,
and il was finally decided to read from
the first to the sixth article, then rise
and report to the House, and settle the
question of printing at that time.
The secretary then read article lst on
Ordinance and Bill OF Rights.
Some tebaLe occurred on Mr.. Ham
mond's amendment that the appllca-
ton Of the laws should be uniform;
some members thought 1t unnecessary.
Vraers erected attention to the various |
punishments inflicted for the same |
0fense in the Territory. Mr. Wells |
pointed TO the famous LIST, and to the |
instance Of public prosecutor having |
refused 20 proceed in certain class OF |
cases; such a thing, ne hoped, would |
never be seen in the new State. The
amendment was carried. When article
, suffrage" was reached, MIR. Rolapp |
moved TO strike out the word male
where 1t Immediately precedes the
word Citizen" referring to suffrage. |
The motion was lost. Mr.. Rolapp only |
voting "sy.n
On MOTION of Mr.. Hammond the |
committee Of the whole arose 10 hear
the report of the special committee on
minority representation.
Mr., Game took the chair and the re
port ('5ecHon Five J. was presented
by Mr.. T. S. Richards; and comprises
what IS known as cumulative voting,
providing that in elections where two or
more officers of the same class are to be
voted IOr, the voter may have the
right to vote as many times for sDy
one officer as there are offices to be
hhed, or be may distribute his votes
among the list; this provision, it was
stated, is now partially il force in
Illinois,
This was referred to the committee
Ot the whole. Mr.. Richards then arose l
and presented {
TIE VITAL REPORT IL
OIL the convention, that on Boundaries
miscellaneous provision, and amend /
menEs'' After re-stating the old boun- {
asFles OF the Territory, providing times f
Of holding election, defining the manner
Deo CUSn.llg votes, and other miscella- =
follows: VIC a 'i'ie proceeds as I
eon Hi tI-L5E:Blgamy and polyga1ny being t
form ~ 81 incompatible with 3 republicsn r
iorbid5asgo 'ernment, each of them IS hereby a
ANY person I IrL ueGlared q misdemeanor. n
sbsil E ~, VINO shall violate this section
f va conviction thereof he ny1ris6ad IN
sn5 y. nor more than one tbo1sa1,5 lJoIia y II
80 oe IN pflSoned for term &c s ms q
in the di '--oI.Es Hot more than three vasrS o
shall he oor zion OF the court This sscficn e
aii Of Iegisio5;a.,e u as operative without the h
by this sacfioD "a S-i ~ Ine OfenSes prohibited
ststute of I jir,;. Shs not be barred nv any
me C,, VI Il ,tation within tbTea go S! b.
SS!ou OF the ofenSe. NJ, esfis az. .I r
psrdo, PaIaon be extend therar0 t, m
Of the I-S Siaa5 6e approved by the Prasident
In 10 Article XVI, on ame,d,,.,,.a -. @
ig moving IN relation to fbo soo4: .ne in
lion: " SouIuon TO the first sec Il
ds p ,as e. that section . OF Article Nv o.
hanged TT,.;i Tended, revised. or in anyway
hsnge as nr, a.! amendment, revision or
Ion 10 the reoTiese,dt Aereln shall, in add p'
bis article ~ Illements of the PROVISIONS nj st
be Jnirei sc ot fepo ted to the CopgTesS of m
pp5oved ana {'ss aud shall be bv C9nSreSs "a
al rsff i,S ana ratified, and sucT sDnSoTs ~
sntof,Ioo l. De Proclaimed bV the Prasi- ~
81 and ,~,d LED States, and if NOT 81 roti- III
lain perpe,gsII "a said section shall re- al
N, h5
bis reno C-iIICs said he would state tbst u. ~
nm I5yo[' had been submitted nv the tbe ID
hen - To me members in c.17rs IL
iscgss~ !. Opportunity was had - InIIr
\, o motion the renor+ th
A E 2l-ailIlee Q! the whole. - tW
. yjtb S, -a asked why the old ssct;or N:
lie sen. sssTd to property right ~ 4 vi
ne bssS 1'A.e holdings by husSsn5 an 81
-asve-ss5 Neen omitted. Mr. Pichsrds N;
'ails3iou. nat in view OF the rfce euH 10.
sat IL ,Gn by Congress periaini mn ~ 40
la.o3css proper to leave the subj, a. a.
Ton Of t tss ana let 1t go TO lie disgre n
ssolu6onr.u er submitted ihe foiIowina &c
'c54a,ei q In ma. Committee of thr,, h a., .
'4 Ieqees, NJ, al on the Utah Comm - "a
-Sm 70 make the perA -, l :,